I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 85.1

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟖𝟓

ᴀ𝙬𝐞ḃ̇𝕤𝚝𝕠𝘳ɪė̇𝘴.𝔠ᴏ𝙢

「1000 𝙋𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨?」

Undoubtedly, this was the highest-scoring mission we had seen so far.

In addition, the rankings of the terminals changed as soon as the mission occurred.

Tring!

【1st Place: Class 2-B Team Yoon I-hwa 】

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Even though the test hadn’t ended and the results weren’t final, the points had already been recognized.

The implication of this was simple.

「. . .𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡-𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.」

With the shift in the rankings, all the remaining teams would now know who possessed the treasure.

In other words, we had effectively become a public target.

“What’s going on?”

“A thousand points?”

“This situation is getting really strange. . . . . .”

The team members, realizing the sudden crisis, began to mumble among themselves.

Yoon I-hwa, who had been watching them, asked a question through the communicator.

『. . .Should we just give up the treasure?』

This wasn’t an unusual response. It would be a lie to say that she wasn’t tempted, but it was far too dangerous to keep it, and it could even lead to worse consequences than not having it at all.

『Even if we give the treasure to another team, we’ll still be in the top 5. That’s not a bad score, right?』

The team members contemplated this seriously.

“It’s true, being greedy might backfire on us.”

“Ugh, it’s a shame. But we don’t have a choice.”

“I-hwa’s right. If we all get wiped out, there’s a higher chance we’ll drop below 5th place in the final results.”

However, things don’t always go smoothly. Han Chae-won, who had informed us about the anomaly in the first place, changed her expression once again and revealed new information.

“Um, the name tag already has our names engraved on it. . . . . . ?”

『What’s that supposed to mean?』

We quickly checked the treasure, and it was true. The words “Class 2-B Team Yoon I-hwa” were clearly visible, even though they hadn’t been there before.

「. . .𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙?」

It seemed that the examiners had no intention of giving us an easy way out.

Yoon I-hwa, who had let out a big sigh, spoke again.

『This is just like them. I guess there’s nothing we can do.』

“We have no choice but to hold our ground?”

『Unfortunately, it seems that way.』

As the team members were planning their next move, I, who had been silent until now, spoke up.

“Do we really need to leave this place?”

“What else are we supposed to do? If we stay here, the other teams will definitely come after us.”

The top-ranking teams, confident in their abilities, and the lower-ranking teams, hoping for a sudden reversal, would all be targeting us for various reasons.

However, even if we went outside, the same thing would just happen again. In that case, it might be better to hide inside the complex cave, taking advantage of its structure.

『Perhaps we should use the maze-like structure of the cave to our advantage. That’s a good idea.』

As I had mentioned before, this cave was the perfect place to utilize my shikigami to the fullest. Moreover, as the opposing teams ventured deeper into the cave, they would likely encounter each other and end up hindering one another.

“Now that you mention it, that does sound like a good plan. I’m in.”

“I agree.”

“We don’t have much time left until the test ends anyway. It might be worth a try.”

As the team members agreed, Yoon I-hwa nodded and said,

『That’s right. When else will we have the chance to aim for first place in the exam? It won’t be easy, but let’s do our best.』

With that, our next course of action was decided.

I moved the other three team members to suitable positions and began to channel my spiritual power.

“. . . What are you trying to do?”

“I’m going to set up a barrier.”

Since we’ve decided to defend this place, we can’t just let the enemy in easily, right?

“At the very least, we need to exhaust their strength.”

Recalling the terrible spell I had experienced several times before in the game, I let out a laugh that I couldn’t hold back.

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